Costs a huge amount of money for comparatively minor gain. The land itself isn't really worth colonising (for Europeans), more just extracting resources out of. Not really a cost efficient nor reasonable way to attract settlers.
I suppose that's reasonable, I totally didn't base the idea off of AlternateEagle's TL or anything.
The alcohol issue is...no, just no. France reintroduced the wine industry to North Africa to make all sorts of stuff
Well no wonder they stayed away from the stuff!
besides the people who didn't, who just say "ah well, Allah will forgive me."
Aaand those people are much looser in their faith then others and thus much more likely to convert to something else than say more religious of them.
Just because Islam says it's bad doesn't mean Muslims now and then (Ottoman sultan "Selim the Sot", name says it all) won't indulge in it if they want to.
Yes, and there are a great many Christians that are Homosexuals. Albeit they are again much looser in their faith (most likely) and would have a higher chance of leaving it for something else (even if the chances are still low they are still higher than before).